Display-stand.



T C. SHEEHAN.

DISPLAY STAND.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 12, 1913.

Patented Apr, 6, 1915.

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WITNESSES:

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T. C. SHEEHAN.

DISPLAY STAND.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 12, 1913.

1 1 34;,7Q4, Patented Apr. 6, 1915.

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ITNESSES: J7 I 1 5 m W m M B 0 ITTURNEY THOMAS CORNELIIJ'S SHEEHAN, 0EES$EX FELLS, NEW JERSEY.

DISPLAY-STAND.

$pecification of Letters Patent I Patented Apr. 6, 1915.

Application filed. December 12, 1913. Serial No. 806,288.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, TI-IOMAs CORNELIUSSHEEHAN, a citizen of the United States, re siding in Essex Fells, NewJersey, have in vented certain new and useful Improvements inDisplay-Stands, of which the following is a specification.

This invention aims to provide certain improvements in display stands,and especially in the arrangement of the pockets that receive packagesor articles and the arrangement for locking and unlocking the pockets.that it will hold and display any kind of articles or packages. v

The accompanying drawings illustrate an embodiment of the invention.

Figure 1 is a sectional view on the line 11 of Fig. 3; Fig. 2 is a frontview of part of the front plate; Fig. 3 is a rear view; Fig. 4 is asection on the line 4=l of Fig. 3.

Referring now to the embodiment of the invention illustrated, A is thefront plate of the stand comprising pockets B, depressed therein, saidpockets adapted to receive articles or packages C and to display thesame.

This front plate A comprises a circular flange D which serves as a partof the pockets. Attached to said front plate A is a bendable support Efor displaying the articles or packages at any angle. Passing throughthe support and the front plate are rivets F which securely fasten thesupport to the plate. I

' The pockets B may be of any shape or size and can be made to hold anykind or size of articles or packages. These pockets B are formed ofportions G of the front plate A, which first project backward to formthe sides and then are turned inward to form the back H of each pocket.The circular flange D forms the outer ends of the pockets, therebypreventing any of the articles or packages from being with drawn fromthat end. On the back of this front plate A is located a revolving diskJ comprising a turned-up flange L which closes the inner ends of thepockets, thereby preventing any of the articles or packages from beingwithdrawn from that end. For opening the pockets the disk J has anopening K through its turned-up flange L, said opening being as large asthe width of one of the pockets B. This opening is to allow the articlesor packages C to r be conveniently inserted in the pockets and Thisstand can be so constructed.

also to allow the articles or packagesto be withdrawn from the pockets.The flat portion of the disk is also cut away adjacent to the opening Kto facilitate thepassage of the articles This revolving disk is providedwith four bent-up members M near its flange L for the purpose of turningit.

The bent-up members M and the flange L of the revolving disk are madeintegral with the flat portion thereof.

In order to'fill the pockets B with the packages or articles C the diskis turned by grasping the bent-up members M until the opening in theflange' L of the disk is of the pockets (as shown in Fig. 3).' Thepackage or article, which is to be displayed, is then inserted. The'sameoperation is re peated in order to fill the next pocket. This iscontinued until all of the pockets are filled, one at a time. 7

In order to prevent the withdrawal of any of the packages or articles Cfrom the pockets B the revolving disk His turned so 7 brought in linewith the inner edge of one that the opening in its flange L does notcome in line with the inner edge of any one of the pockets, butwill bepositionedfbetween two of the pockets B (as shown in Fig. 1), therebyclosing all of the pockets and preventing any of the packages orarticles from being withdrawn.

In order to Withdraw the packages or articles 0 from the pockets B therevolving disk J is turned. so that the opening in the flange is againbrought in line with the inner edge of one of the pockets B and thepackage 0 then withdrawn from said pocket. When a package is beingwithdrawn from one of the pockets it is impossible to withdraw a packagefrom any other pocket. Therefore, it will. be understood that thepockets must be filled and emptied consecutively. The locking means isconcealed at the back of the stand sothat customers in the place whereit is displayed cannot see the locking means and cannot withdraw thepackages and to display the same, said plate having a circular flangeintegral therewith for forming closed outer ends for said pockets and arevolving disk located on the back of said plate and having a laterallyprojecting flange for closing the inner ends of said pockets and anopening through said flange for opening the inner ends of said pockets.

2. A display stand comprising a plate, pockets depressed therein to holdarticles or packages and to display the same said pockets opening in aradial direction to per mit the introduction and removalof the articlesby a radial movement, a revolving isk located on the back of said plateand having a laterally projecting flange for closing said pockets andhaving an opening through said flange for opening said pockets, saidflanged revolving disk having projecting members bent outward therefrom,said members being located near the flange of said revolving disk so as.to easily turn the said revolving disk and being integral with saidrevolving disk.

3. A display stand comprising a plate having a circular flange, andpockets depressed in said plate to hold articles or packages, saidpockets being formed by portions of said plate projecting backwardly andinwardly and by said flange, and a flanged revolving disk located on theback of said plate having an opening to register With any one oi. saidpockets While its flange closes the remaining pockets.

l. A display stand comprising a plate,

ockets carried b said late for holdin v P Y P a;

and displaying articles or packages, and a member having a flangeadapted to close said pockets at one end, said flange having an openingas long as the end of one of said pockets, said member being attached tosaid plate and being movable to bring said open- Qfopis of this patentmay be obtained for ing in line With any one of said pockets to permitthe insertion of an article into said pocket or the Withdrawal of anarticle therefrom.

5. A display stand comprising a plate A,

pockets B depressed therein, each having sides G and back l-l formed byintegral portions of said plate, said plate having a circular flange Dforming closed outer ends for said pockets, and a disk J mountedrevolubly on the back of said plate and having a flange L adapted toclose the inner ends of said pockets, said flange having an open ing Kas long as the end of one of said pockets, so that said disk may beturned to positions to open the inner ends of said pockets to permit theinsertion and with draWal of articles or packages.

6. A display stand comprising a plate, pockets depressed therein to holdarticles or packages and to display the same, said plate having acircular flange projecting back- Ward therefrom and being integralthere- With for forming closed outer ends for said pockets and arevolving disk located on the back of said plate having a backwardlyprojecting flange for closing the inner ends of said pockets and anopening through said flange and disk proper for opening the inner endsof said pockets, said opening in the disk proper being adapted to permita free movement of the articles when said opening in the disk proper andflange, respectively, are brought in register With the inner ends of thepockets.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of twosubscribing Witnesses.

THOMAS CORNELIUS SHEEHAN.

Witnesses:

WADE H. ADAMS, v WYSAMULL E. SMITH.

Washington, I). 0.

